Is he Insane? A Trip from Heaven to Earth

andy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:26:36 +0000

Many of you know, I skydive.

“Why does one want to walk wings? Why force one’s body from a plane to make a parachute jump? Why should man want to fly at all? People often ask these questions. But what civilization was not founded on adventure, and how long could one exist without it? Some answer the attainment of knowledge. Some say wealth, or power, is sufficient cause. believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead.”
— Charles Lindbergh

I love it, wish I could do it more, wish I could amp up my abilities to a near competition level if I could. I don’t have time, and like everything time in equals mastery out so you have to work hard at it.

Moments to Perfection

For skydivers, unless they do tunnel time, we learn one (1) minute at a time. Makes you really think about how hard you need to execute, how well you need to plan, how rigorous you must perform to maximize your one minute in the air. Next time you are slacking over an hour think about what you could do in just one minute. Test yourself with your own boundaries and see if you can go farther. It’s one lesson I’m always taking to heart.

Achievements can happen in moments so try not to waste many.

An Excerpt, J101

The following is a little excerpt from my life. It takes place on my 101st jump where I take a Flip Minos around my neck and take some video after a high-pull (meaning to pull your chute directly at altitude out of the plane). I had a nice 8 minute journey back to earth and let my adrenaline speak for itself.

It’s not the best video, I’ll get better when I can mount it on my head (hah). For now though I think it speaks volumes and gives a sneak peak into the view I enjoy so much.

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Take One, a Personal View

andy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:54:40 +0000

Jeff and I do a lot of video recording these days for our educational series on business owners using Facebook as well as an upcoming series on helping you take your business online in general. Through the development of all of this I’ve started becoming more and more familiar with the video lens and thought it a neat idea to try and capture some of the views of myself and topics I am interested in through video as I have in text for years.

I also received a Flip Minos for my birthday and have been using it all over the place in an effort to get comfortable with on the ground interviews and quick happenings around me.

My aim is to have fun and share some pieces of my world in yet another format.

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